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@JamesBryantWX Go State

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@JamesBryantWX My daughter uses a broom and a rake.

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@JamesBryantWX Yea!

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@JamesBryantWX 🤦 duh

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@MichaelWBratton 😭

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@WxZachary Agreed

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Swirly thin clouds over Malvern
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@WxZachary Too many times of the heat popping back up and slapping Arkansas in the face

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@JamesBryantWX @JoshPateCFB Hmmm. 😳

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@WxZachary Yes . I don't get out after 10AM unless I have to.

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@ToddYakoubian Awesome

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@WxZachary Malvern Leopards !!!

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@WxZachary Awesome

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Beautiful sunrise, Benton AR
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Hail, high straight line winds and rain in Malvern
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@ToddYakoubian Do you have records of the lowest wind chill on winter days?

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@JamesBryantWX I remember 2012 ... We were roofing a storage building. UGH ...

[Zachary Hall @WxZachary]

ARKANSAS COOLING CENTERS - please share.

We have over 15,000 people without power today due to significant storms yesterday.

I have tried my best to collect the most reliable information for cooling centers.

Please refer to the list below, I would highly recommend calling before traveling to any location to confirm availability.

I hope this helps someone, it is going to be very hot today and tomorrow.

LITTLE ROCK
Mon-Fri 8am-8:30pm | Sat 9am-5pm
- Dunbar Community Center — 1001 W. 16th St.
- Southwest Community Center — 6401 Baseline Rd.
- West Central Community Center — 8616 Colonel Glenn Rd.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK
Hours vary by heat event
- North Little Rock Community Center — 2700 Willow St.

JONESBORO
- Allen Park Community Center — 3609 Race St. | M-F 12-9pm, Sat 12-5pm
- Earl Bell Community Center — 1212 S. Church St. | M-F 9am-9pm, Sat 12-5pm
- Jonesboro Youth Community Center — 1421 W. Nettleton Ave. | M-F 9am-9pm, Sat 12-5pm
- Parker Park Community Center — 1506 N. Church St. | M-F 12-9pm, Sat 12-5pm
- The Parsonage (restaurant offering shelter) — 305 S. Main St.
- Salvation Army of Jonesboro — 800 Cate Ave. | M-F 9am-7:45pm, Sat/Sun 3-7:45pm
Free rides to any Jonesboro cooling center via GOJO transit — just tell your driver where you're headed.

PINE BLUFF
1-6pm daily "until further notice"
- Temporary stations at designated fire stations — call [phone] for your nearest location

OZARK

Gardner Family Life Center, 104 South 5th Street.

Red Cross on site to assist (valid 9-18-26).

CONWAY
Mon-Sat 7am-9pm | Sun 1-6pm
- Don Owen Sports Center — 10 Lower Ridge Rd.
- McGee Center — 3800 College Ave.
- CAPCA Cooling Center — 1116 Gum St.

RUSSELLVILLE
- Hughes Community Center — 1000 E. Parkway Dr.

FAYETTEVILLE / NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
Opens when heat index hits 100°F+
- 7hills Homeless Center Day Center — 1832 S. School Ave. area (Fayetteville)
- Salvation Army of NWA — 3305 SW I St., Bentonville | [phone]

FORT SMITH
Opens when heat index is above 92°F
- Riverview Hope Campus — 301 South E Street | [phone]
Lobby (and overflow rooms) open as a public cooling center — everyone welcome, regardless of housing status
- Local senior centers (Crawford County Senior Citizens Inc.) also offer relief for seniors, though not officially designated cooling centers — call ahead

WEST MEMPHIS
Cooling centers confirmed open this summer — contact West Memphis city hall for current locations/hours.

A FEW IMPORTANT NOTES:

- Most centers only open on hot/advisory days, call first.
- Bring your own snacks/entertainment where noted.
- Check on elderly neighbors, relatives, and pets.
- If you or someone you know shows signs of heat stroke, seek emergency help immediately.

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